In this introduction video, learn how to use the lenten journal.

Days 1-5 | INTRO WEEK:

BELOVED, NOT BROKEN

Day 1: Let's begin.

Commencing on Ash Wednesday, the journey will start in the desert where our brokenness lies–the heart. We will reflect and pray with our heart’s broken pieces. Take comfort that the Lord will not leave you in the desert long before He plants seeds of growth in your heart. With each Beloved, not Broken reflection, you will begin to unwrap the beautiful love story of the Father as he reveals how much he delights in you.

Laura Huval | Song & Reflection Day 3

FOOTPRINTS

Laura is a Grammy-nominated recording artist, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, author, seasoned music minister, Catholic school music educator, keynote speaker, retreat leader, and cultural advocate. She and her husband have two sons, Nate and Rex, and reside in Cecilia, Louisiana.

https://laurahuval.com

Days 6-12 | WEEK ONE:

I AM BROKEN

This week we will focus on broken things.

Kara Hebert | Reflection Day 7

THE VEIL

Kara is the mother of two, one on earth and one in heaven. Kara serves on the Red Bird Ministries mothers retreat team and is always open to helping other women who have experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage.

Michelle LeBlanc | Reflection Day 9

THE THEOLOGY OF BROKEN

Michelle is the mother of three, two on earth and one in heaven. Her daughters Kennedy (24) and Grace (20) are students at LSU, and Griffin (forever 11) who passed away in a jet ski accident on September 2, 2017. She lives in Lafayette, LA, where she finds peace and healing in her family and the friendships she’s built through her grief journey.

Days 13-19 | WEEK TWO: FACING THE BROKENNESS

This week we will focus on facing our brokenness.

Kelly Breaux | Author & Reflection Day 14

FACING THE BROKENNESS

Kelly gave birth to a set of twins in 2005, a son Talon and a daughter Emma Grace. Talon died after 15 days with Emma Grace joining her brother in Heaven three years later. She lives in Breaux Bridge, LA, where she and her husband Ryan run Red Bird Ministries to help other families of child loss find comfort and healing.

https://redbird.love

Kate Sell | Reflection Day 16

PRAYER IN THE HURT

Kate is the founder and managing partner of Mission Advancement Partners. She helps organizations understand the Catholic landscape in the 21st Century, and guides organizations to live their unique mission with innovative evangelistic strategy. A convert to the Catholic faith in 1999, Kate lives in Atlanta, GA, with her husband Bryan and their five children.

http://missionadvancementpartners.com

Days 20-26 | WEEK THREE:

BELOVED HEART OF CHRIST

This week we will focus on the beloved heart of Christ.

Katie Pyles | Reflection Day 21

THE BELOVED

Katie is a mama-theologian living in Northern Illinois with her husband and two small children. She received her BSW from Loras College in 2013, and her MA in Theology from Franciscan University in 2016. Katie is a youth minister at a small country parish, where she gets to share Jesus with anyone who will make eye contact.

Pam Stanford | Reflection Day 23

THE HEART OF CHRIST

Pam is the mother of eight, five on earth and three in heaven. She and her husband Tommy are part of Red Bird Ministries core team, volunteering to speak at retreats and workshops to share their grief journey with other families of child loss.

Days 27-33 | WEEK FOUR:

MY CORE IDENTITY

This week we will focus on our core identity.

Emily Mentock | Reflection Day 28

WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?

Emily and her husband, Drew, live in downtown Detroit where she works as Associate Director of Strategy for the archdiocese. She is also Co-Founder of Real + True, a global project around the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Co-Founder of FemCatholic, a winner of the 2021 OSV Innovation Challenge.

https://www.femcatholic.com

TheSumpters | Reflection Day 30

MY CORE IDENTITY

Johnathan, MBA, MA, LPC-S, NCC, is a husband, father, psychotherapist, supervisor, and founding & CEO of The Mental Well, PLLC. His wife is his joy; Hannah M. Sumptner, MSW, is a stay-at-home and home-schooler extraordinaire.

https://mentalwell.health

Days 34-40 | WEEK FIVE:

MY BELOVEDNESS

This week we will focus on our belovedness.

Elizabeth Leon | Reflection Day 35

MY BELOVEDNESS

Elizabeth, is a Catholic wife, mother, author, and speaker from Ashburn, Virginia. The Lord used the death of her son to lead her to freedom and to teach her to let herself be loved. She and her husband, Ralph, are the parents of 10 children, 5 of hers, 4 of his, and their son, John Paul Raphael who died in 2018.

https://www.elizabethleon.org

Kathy Purpera

Reflection Day 37

I AM CHOSEN

Kathy is a wife of 43 years and a mother of three adult children, one in heaven. She has been a member and leader of a Come Lord Jesus bible study group for over 25 years. Currently, she serves as a spiritual guide in Regnum Christi. She believes Redbird Ministries is divinely inspired and offers her spiritual guidance to Red Bird families.

Schedule Direction w/Ms. Kathy

Days 41-47 HOLY WEEK | WEEK SIX:

GLORYIN MYBELOVEDNESS

This week we will focus on the hope found in the resurrection.

Patrick O'Hearn | Reflection Day 42

LIVING IN BELOVEDNESS

Patrick is a loving husband and has one child, one earth, and two in heaven. He serves as an acquisitions editor at TAN Books and co-author of Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents, author of Parents of the Saints: The Hidden Heroes Behind Our Favorite Saints, and Nissim: The Shepherd of Bethlehem. He is also finishing a book on child loss for men.

https://contemplativeheartpress.com

Roland Millare | Reflection Day 44

GLORY IN THE BELOVED

Roland serves as the vice president for Curriculum and the program director of Shepherd’s Heart (a continuing education and formation program for priests and deacons) for the St. John Paul II Foundation, Houston, TX, and as an adjunct professor of theology for deacon candidates at the University of St. Thomas School of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary, Houston, TX.

https://forlifeandfamily.org